Installation

Prerequisites

Item	Minimum Version	Installation
Node.js	v22+	nodejs.org or nvm install 22
jq	any	brew install jq (macOS) / apt install jq (Ubuntu)
curl	any	Pre-installed on most systems

Install

For Claude Code Users

Ask Claude Code:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SierraDevsec/clnode/main/docs/installation.md

VSCode Extension

Install clnode for VSCode from the Marketplace.

For Development

git clone https://github.com/SierraDevsec/clnode.git
cd clnode && pnpm install && pnpm build
node dist/cli/index.js start
node dist/cli/index.js init .

Post-Install

Restart your Claude Code session — hooks activate on session start.

Verify installation:

npx clnode status

Open the dashboard:

npx clnode ui